Lesson 1

Question 1

What does Sarf teach us ?

Answer 1

How words in Arabic are made and how one word can be changed to another to express a different meaning. These words follow certain patterns which are recognised using templates.

Question 2

How many root letters are there and what are they ?

Answer 2

There are 3 root letters and they are:
ف،ع،ل

Question 3

How do you work out the template of a word ?

Answer 3

1. Replace the root letters with ف،ع،ل
2. Keep any other letters and حركات the same

Question 4

How do you put root letters onto a template ?

Answer 4

1. Replace ف،ع،ل with the root letters
2. Keep any other letters and حركات the same